Miniature Rose Plant Named &#39;Poulpar111&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new garden rose plant of the Miniature class which has abundant, deep pink flowers and attractive foliage. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.

Botanical designation: Rosa hybrida.

Variety denomination: ‘Poulpar111’.

This application claims priority to Plant Breeder's Rights ApplicationNumber 2020/2261, which was filed at the Community Plant Variety RightsOffice in the European Union on Sep. 21, 2020, the contents of which arehereby incorporated by reference for all purposes.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention constitutes a new and distinct variety of roseplant which originated from a controlled crossing between the femaleseed parent, an unnamed seedling, and the male pollen parent, also anunnamed seedling. Both of the parent varieties are non-patented.

The two parents were crossed during the summer of 2011 and the resultingseeds were planted in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark.The new variety, named ‘Poulpar111’, originated as a single seedlingfrom the stated cross.

The new variety may be distinguished from its male pollen parent andfemale seed parent primarily by the following characteristics. The malepollen parent plant has red flowers while the new variety has deep pinkflowers. The female seed parent plant has near white flowers while thenew variety has deep pink flowers. The objective of the hybridization ofthis rose variety was to create a new and distinct variety with uniquequalities, such as:

-   -   1. Uniform and abundant deep pink flowers;    -   2. Vigorous, but compact growth when propagated on its own        roots;    -   3. Exceptional disease resistance.

This combination of qualities is not present in previously availablecommercial cultivars of this type, known to the inventor, anddistinguish ‘Poulpar111’ from all other varieties of which we are aware.

As part of the rose development program, Mogens N. Olesen germinated theseeds from the aforementioned hybridization during winter of 2011 andconducted evaluations on the resulting seedlings in a controlledenvironment in Fredensborg, Denmark. ‘Poulpar111’ was selected in thespring of 2012 by the inventor as a single plant from the progeny of theaforementioned hybridization.

Asexual reproduction of ‘Poulpar111’ by rooted cuttings was first doneby Mogens N. Olesen in the nursery in Fredensborg, Denmark in July,2012. This initial and other subsequent asexual propagations conductedin controlled environments have demonstrated that the characteristics of‘Poulpar111’ are true to type and are transmitted from one generation tothe next.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

The accompanying color illustrations show as true as is reasonablypossible to obtain in color photographs of this type, the typicalcharacteristics of the buds, flowers, leaves, and stems, of‘Poulpar111’.

Specifically illustrated in FIG. 1 of the drawings are open flowersviewed from above, and from the side, flower petals detached showingreproductive flower parts, sepals detached showing foliaceous appendagesand flower receptacle.

Specifically illustrated in FIG. 2 of the drawings are leaves, barestems, and a cluster of open flowers on the branch.

Plants shown are 6 months of age.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY

The following is a description of ‘Poulpar111’,as observed in its growthin a controlled environment greenhouse in Odense Denmark. Observedplants are 6 months old and were grown on their own roots in 19 cmcontainers. Color references are made using The Royal HorticulturalSociety (London, England) Colour Chart, 2001, except where common termsof color are used.

For a comparison, several physical characteristics of the rose variety‘Poulpar097’, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 29,120 are compared to ‘Poulpar111’ inChart 1.

CHART 1 ‘Poulpar111’ ‘Poulpar097’ Petal Count 56 45 Flower Diameter 4765 General Tonality Red-Purple Group N57B Red-Purple Group N57C ofFlower Color

FLOWER AND FLOWER BUD

-   Blooming habit: Continuous.-   Flower bud:    -   -   Size.—Upon opening, 22 mm in length from base of receptacle            to end of bud. Bud diameter is 14 mm.        -   Bud form.—Ovoid.        -   Sepal inner surface.—Color: Yellow-Green Group 147A & 147C.            Surface: Lightly pubescent.        -   Sepal outer surface.—Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A.            Texture: Smooth.        -   Sepal shape.—Apex: Cirrhose. Base: Flat at union with            receptacle.        -   Sepal margin.—Margins have strong foliaceous appendages on            three of the five sepals.        -   Sepal size.—26 mm long, 9 mm wide.        -   Receptacle.—Texture: Smooth. Size: 7 mm in height, 10 mm            wide. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Shape: Funnel.        -   Pedicel.—Surface: Smooth. Length: 34 mm. Diameter: 2 mm on            average. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Strength: Strong.        -   Peduncle.—Length: 1 to 4 cm. Diameter: About 3 mm. Color:            Yellow-Green Group 144A. Texture: Smooth.-   Flower bud development: Flower buds are borne in clusters of 5 to 7    flower buds per stem.-   Flower bloom:    -   -   Fragrance.—None.        -   Duration.—The blooms have a duration on the plant of            approximately 21 days. Petals fall cleanly away from plant            after flowers have fully matured.        -   Size.—Flower diameter is 47 mm when open. Flower depth is 23            mm.        -   Flower shape.—Very double rosette. After opening pompon            flowers filled with masses of tiny petals.        -   Shape of flower, side view.—The upper portion is rounded.            The lower portion is concave.-   Petalage: Under normal conditions, flowers have about 56 petals.-   General tonality of flower: Open flowers are Red-Purple Group N57B.-   Petal color:    -   -   Upper surface.—Red-Purple Group N57B. At the basal zone            White Group 157C.        -   Lower surface.—Red-Purple Group 58C, with streaks of            Red-Purple Group 62D. At the basal zone White Group 157C.-   Petals:    -   -   Petal reflex.—Strong.        -   Margin.—Entire and uniform. Moderate undulations.        -   Shape.—Broad and elliptic. Apex shape: Rounded. Base shape:            Acute.        -   Size.—27 mm (l)×30 mm (w).        -   Texture.—Smooth.        -   Thickness.—Average.-   Petaloids:    -   -   Size.—11 mm (l) by 9 mm (w).        -   Quantity.—        -   Shape.—Elliptical with an acute base and rounded apices.        -   Color.—On the upper surface Red-Purple Group N57B with a            spot of White Group 157C at the point of attachment. The            lower surface is Red-Purple Group 58C, with streaks of            Red-Purple Group 62D. At the basal zone White Group 157C.-   Reproductive flower parts:    -   -   Pollen.—None observed.        -   Anthers.—Size: 2 mm in length. Color: Greyed-Yellow Group            162B. Quantity: 35 on average.        -   Filaments.—Color: Greyed-Yellow Group 160D. Length: 4 mm.        -   Pistils.—Length: 4 mm. Quantity: 28 on average.        -   Stigmas.—Color: Greyed-Yellow Group 160B.        -   Styles.—Color: Green-White Group 157A.        -   Location of stigmas.—Inferior in location relative to the            length of the filaments and the height of the anthers.        -   Hips.—None Observed.

PLANT

-   Plant growth: Upright, bushy. Plants are 30 to 38 cm in height, and    35 cm wide.-   Stems:    -   -   Color of juvenile growth.—Yellow-Green Group 144B.        -   Color of mature growth.—Yellow-Green Group 144A.        -   Length.—Canes are about 15 to 19 cm from the base of the            plant to the flowering portion.        -   Diameter.—About 4 mm.        -   Internodes.—On mature canes about 24 mm between nodes.        -   Surface texture.—Young wood: Smooth. Older wood: Smooth.-   Long prickles:    -   -   Incidence.—About 2 prickles per 10 cm of stem.        -   Size.—Average length of prickles on mature stems is 8 mm.        -   Shape.—Upper portion is linear. Lower portion is concave.        -   Color.—Juvenile prickles: Greyed-Yellow Group 160C. Mature            prickles: Greyed-Yellow Group 160C.-   Plant foliage:    -   -   Compound leaf.—103 mm (l)×61 (w).        -   Quantity.—3 leaves per 10 cm of stem on average.        -   Leaf bearing angle to the stem.—45 degrees.        -   Color of juvenile foliage.—Upper side: Yellow-Green Group            144A. Lower side: Yellow-Green Group 144B.        -   Color of mature foliage.—Upper side: Yellow-Green Group            147A. Lower side: Yellow-Green Group 147B.-   Plant leaves and leaflets:    -   -   Stipules.—Size: 7 mm long, 3 mm wide. Quantity: 2 per            compound leaf. Shape: Linear, slightly broad based with            outward extending apices. Margins: Finely serrated. Color:            Yellow-Green Group 144A.        -   Petiole.—Length: 24 mm. Diameter: 2 mm. Upper surface color:            Yellow-Green Group 144A. Lower surface color: Yellow-Green            Group 144A.        -   Rachis.—Length: 35 mm. Upper surface color: Yellow-Green            Group 144A. Lower surface color: Yellow-Green Group 144A.        -   Leaflet.—Quantity: Normally 5 leaflets, occasionally 7.            Margins: Serrated. Size: Terminal leaflets are about 42 mm            long, 25 mm wide. Shape: Generally elliptical. Base:            Rounded. Apex: Acute. Texture: Smooth. Thickness: Average.            Arrangement: Odd pinnate. Venation: Reticulate. Glossiness:            Moderately glossy.-   Disease resistance: Above average resistance to powdery mildew    Sphaerotheca pannosa var. rosae, downy mildew Peronospora sparsa,    rust Phragmidium spp., black spot Diplocarpon rosae, and Botrytis    cinerea under normal growing conditions.-   Cold hardiness: The variety is tolerant to USDA Cold Hardiness Zone    6.-   Heat tolerance: The variety has been found to be suitable for    climate conditions found in the American Horticulture Society heat    zone 7.

We claim:
 1. A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the Miniaturerose class named ‘Poulpar111’, substantially as illustrated anddescribed herein, due to its abundant deep pink flowers, diseaseresistance, and extended period of bloom.